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Industry: telecommunications
Penalty Total since 2000: $14,621,433,891
Number of Records: 1,255
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
ZTE$2,592,360,0644
Verizon Communications$2,577,802,258262
T-Mobile US$1,728,257,83596
Ericsson$1,376,507,02815
AT&T$1,221,307,295319
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC$850,000,0002
Telia Company AB$731,603,9722
DISH Network$592,984,01834
Lumen Technologies$491,640,292109
Frontier Communications$420,241,07232

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
WORLDCOM, INC.Verizon Communicationswater pollution violation2001EPA$143,520
Blockbuster Inc.DISH Networkconsumer protection violation2006NJ-AG$140,000
Verizon Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2003WHD$137,870
T-Mobile USA Inc.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2005NY-NYCDCWP$135,000
Frontier CommunicationsFrontier Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$128,566
Comcast CorporationComcastlabor relations violation2017NLRB$127,454
New Cingular WirelessAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA$125,728
Cingular Wireless, LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $125,728
DirecTV, LLCAT&Temployment screening violation2018private lawsuit-federal$125,000
Verizon Florida LLCVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009FL-PSC$125,000
DISH NETWORKDISH Networkworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$124,305
Cellco Partnership d/b/aVerizon Communicationswage and hour violation2008WHD$123,807
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORPORATIONAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$121,629
BellSouth Telecommunications, LLCAT&Temployment discrimination2012EEOC$120,000
Blockbuster Video # 06258DISH Networkwage and hour violation2002CA-LCO$120,000
Telephone Operating Company of Vermont, Inc., d/b/a Consolidated Communications, Inc.Consolidated Communicationsutility service violation2019VT-PUC$120,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2022NY-AG$118,000
AT&T WirelessAT&Ttelecommunications violation2002FCC$117,000
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P.AT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$117,000
GLOBAL SPECTRUM, LP (PA)Comcastworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$116,083
DirecTV, Inc.AT&Tconsumer protection violation2006WI-AG$115,000
AT&T CorporationAT&Tlabor relations violation2004NLRB$101,864
NTT DOCOMO USA INC.Nippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$100,000
MCI WorldcomVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2000FCC$100,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2008NLRB$100,000
Verizon CommunicationsVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2004NLRB$100,000
A T & TAT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$100,000
Frontier Communications CorporationFrontier Communicationsemployment discrimination2019OFCCP$100,000
T-Mobile USA, Inc.T-Mobile USemployment discrimination2005EEOC$100,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationsutility service violation2016TX-PUC$100,000
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2022FCC$100,000
Time Warner Cable, Inc.Charter Communicationsemployment discrimination2019EEOC$99,500
SBC CommunicationsAT&Twage and hour violation2004WHD$98,547
New Cingular Wireless Pcs and AT&T MobilAT&Tair pollution violation2016CA-SCAQMD$97,500
180 Connect IncAT&Twage and hour violation2007WHD$96,475
Verizon WirelessVerizon Communicationsair pollution violation2012CA-SCAQMD$94,750
VerizonVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$92,000
AT&T Corp.AT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$90,900
AT&T CORP.AT&Tenvironmental violation2001EPA$90,469
AlltelVerizon Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006WV-AG$90,000
Comcast Cable CommunicationsComcastutility safety violation2020MI-PSC$90,000
CenturyLinkLumen Technologiesutility administrative violation2017TX-PUC$88,500
DIRECTV Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2004FCC$87,500
Universal City Studios LLCComcastair pollution violation2021CA-ARB$87,000
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Lumen Technologiesenvironmental violation2001EPA$86,847
Bell AtlanticVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2009NLRB$85,859
Frontier Communications, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2009NY-AG$85,000
SPECTRUM CABLE SERVICES, INC.Charter Communicationswage and hour violation2008WHD$84,085
Qwest CorporationLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2009NLRB$83,400
BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.AT&Tlabor relations violation2007NLRB$82,000
CABLEVISION Systems CorpAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$81,528
AT&T (Southwestern Bell Telephone)AT&Tlabor relations violation2009NLRB$80,000
Frontier Telephone of Rochester, Inc.Frontier Communicationsconsumer protection violation2006NY-AG$80,000
Sprint Spectrum, L.P.T-Mobile USconsumer protection violation2008TN-PUC$80,000
AT&TAT&Twage and hour violation2011MI-LEO$78,000
Bell Soutn CommunicationsAT&Tlabor relations violation2003NLRB$77,472
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2009EEOC$75,000
AT&T CorporationAT&Tlabor relations violation2005NLRB$75,000
Avaya CommunicationsAvaya Holdingslabor relations violation2004NLRB$75,000
VerizonVerizon Communicationslabor relations violation2003NLRB$75,000
Charter CommunicationsCharter Communicationsprivacy violation2005MO-AG$75,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2000OR-AG$75,000
Verizon Communications Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2005NY-AG$75,000
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Ttelecommunications violation2019FCC$75,000
AT&TAT&Temployment discrimination2003EEOC$75,000
Lumen TechnologiesLumen Technologiestelecommunications violation2022FCC$75,000
ComcastComcastconsumer protection violation2022CO-AG$75,000
Motorola SolutionsMotorola Solutionswage and hour violation2022MI-LEO$75,000
Verizon Connected SolutionsVerizon CommunicationsFamily and Medical Leave Act2010WHD$73,526
Charter Communications, Inc.Charter Communicationsconsumer protection violation2007OR-AG$73,460
Verizon Washington DC, Inc.Verizon Communicationsair pollution violation2019DC-ENV$73,000
Avaya IncAvaya Holdingswage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,783
Comcast CableComcastwage and hour violation2012MI-LEO$72,212
Verizon Florida, Inc.Verizon Communicationswage and hour violation2007WHD$71,941
Vonage Holdings Corp.Ericssonconsumer protection violation2008CT-AG$70,000
Verizon Delaware, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2010NLRB$69,500
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.Charter Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$68,265
CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaCommScopewage and hour violation2022IL-DOL$67,627
Alcatel-LucentNokiawage and hour violation2007WHD$67,418
Docomo PacificNippon Telegraph & Telephonetelecommunications violation2013FCC$65,000
Verizon Virginia, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2011NLRB$65,000
Comcast CommunicationsComcastlabor relations violation2005NLRB$65,000
COMCASTComcastenvironmental violation2002EPA$64,603
Comcast of Washington, IV, Inc.Comcastlabor relations violation2003NLRB$64,000
Leap Wireless International, Inc.AT&Twage and hour violation2010WHD$63,031
Sprint Florida, Inc. / South AreaLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2004NLRB$63,000
Cablevision Systems CorporationAltice USA Inc.wage and hour violation2004WHD$62,889
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2003NLRB$62,500
VERIZON NEW ENGLAND INCVerizon Communicationsenvironmental violation2001MA-ENV$62,500
Perot Systems Government ServicesNippon Telegraph & Telephonewage and hour violation2006WHD$61,631
Southwestern Bell Telephone CompanyAT&Tlabor relations violation2001NLRB$60,846
Bell SouthAT&Tlabor relations violation2007NLRB$60,825
AT&T BROADBAND LLCAT&Tenvironmental violation2001EPA$60,441
CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS INC.Consolidated Communicationsworkplace safety or health violation2023OSHA$60,269
AT&T Services, Inc.AT&Temployment discrimination2010EEOC$60,000
AT & TAT&Tlabor relations violation2012NLRB$60,000
Qwest CommunicationsLumen Technologieslabor relations violation2010NLRB$60,000
Verizon-New York, Inc.Verizon Communicationslabor relations violation2007NLRB$60,000
MCI Worldcom Communications, Inc.Verizon Communicationstelecommunications violation2003OR-AG$60,000
T-MOBILE USA, INC.T-Mobile USlabor relations violation2017NLRB$60,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.